The athletes were flying from Wichita, Kan. to Washington D.C. on American Eagle Flight 5342 when the crash occurred around 9 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The names of the two pilots and two flight attendants on duty during the tragic American Airlines Flight 5342 accident on Wednesday evening have been released. More details are emerging about the midair collision which led to the presumed deaths of 67 people,
A former FAA official and Embry-Riddle professor is urging a thorough investigation into what caused the American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C.
An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Chris Rocheleau, a National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) executive and 22-year FAA veteran, as acting FAA administrator in the wake of a fatal midair collision in the Washington, D.C., area that is believed to have killed 67 people.
Officials say no survivors are expected after an American Eagle jet and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter collided in Washington, D.C.
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening. Three soldiers were onboard the helicopter and a massive search and rescue operation is now unfolding in the Potomac River.
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.
The ABC7 I-Team has been reporting on air traffic controller staffing issues for years, and Wednesday night's tragic plane crash near Reagan National Airport has highlighted the ongoing issue.
Julie and David Bulitt live in the D.C. area but prefer to fly out of Baltimore’s airport because they feel safer there than at Reagan National. They didn’t let concerns from the crash stop them from flying to Nashville on Thursday for a birthday weekend trip.
Authorities believe there were no survivors after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter on Wednesday.